Cycling films: When talking about documentaries about professional cyclists, the title quickly comes to mind La course en tete. Because: This film is all about the great Eddy Merckx.
The Documentary about Eddy Merckx can be streamed on YouTube for free.
La course en tête: A documentary about Eddy Merckx
The experts of all generations agree: Eddy Merckx is the greatest professional cyclist of all time. The Belgian has won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia five times, the Vuelta a Espana once, has been world champion three times and has not less than 19 victories at monuments. 52 years ago today he won Paris – Roubaix for the first time. Because he won everything and was one of the favorites on almost every terrain, they called him the cannibal.
Rare footage of the cannibal
The documentation was published in 1974 La course en tete. The Franco-Belgian co-production under director Joël Santoni and producer Vincent Malle is still one of the best documentaries from the world of cycling, although there is hardly any speaking in the film - or perhaps because of it. As is well known, a picture says more than a thousand words. And there are plenty of impressive shots here. Both within the races and off the track, the fans get to see their Eddy Merckx more closely than anywhere else.